For a large nation-state to have a thriving democracy‚ five key conditions must be met . First among these is an educated electorate and a wise "learned aristocracy." To paraphrase Plato ‚ an educated electorate is essential for a democracy chiefly because it is called upon to entrust candidates for office with power and at times is called upon to make decisions directly. It is imperative that the body politic be informed and not respond to the populist impulses or be lulled into surrendering their
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THE THINGS THAT ANNOY ME Like every week day ‚ Thursday morning find me stuck in the fortieth minute of a time that should last fifteen . The prospect of being late for school the fifth time this week has already thrown in the bed mood ‚ it worsens when I look out of the car to see what was causing the traffic jam. Controlling the police seems to be the last thing in the policeman’s mind as he converses animatedly with the drive of a bus‚ who soon hand him some bribe .Disgusted by this sight and
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There are so many things that are important to me‚ but only a few that could greatly affect my life if I didn’t have or accomplish them. The biggest things to me are success‚ family‚ and freedom. These are all things that are essential to my life in so many different aspects. The most important thing to me is success; it’s a thing I must have. Success can mean a lot of different things to different people; it just depends on the person. Success to me is a business standpoint; I have so many goals
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Topic: things that annoy me in everyday life Things that annoy me? That’s a question which each person has his own personal opinion on this Matter my personal one being different to many of other people. I’ll tell you what annoys me everyday‚ rude people you go up to some people asking for directions in the city and the completely ignore you like you’re not even there. Manners should be a basic in people’s lives but apparently as I can see and experience almost everyday that’s not the case
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listing the numbers 1) to 5) allowing a few lines of space between each numbers to jot down those five-defining-me-things… Oh my‚ this was tough! Do I include: things I own‚ my job‚ my children and grandchildren‚ where I live‚ and/or perhaps where I aspire to live? I don’t think this will work if I keep looking at it from this point-of-view. I really don’t own much‚ and the few things I do possess: laptop‚ (kick-butt) camera—that I only know how to use a few of the multitude of settings on‚ my
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things that are of interest to me I am interested in a wide variety of things that are interesting. my brain tends towards the eclectic things much more easily than a single concentrated topic. although I tend to gravitate more towards computers and math‚ I will just as likely find an article on politics‚ religion‚ or even a historical topic just as interesting as an article on how astronauts keep their soda pop fizzy in space(which I’m STILL not sureabout). My interests are gauged by how much
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Things that irritate me the most I believe we all must have a lot of things that irritate us in our life‚ such as sleeplessness‚ late trains‚ traffic jams or other else. However‚ everyone must have different annoying things. There are top three things that irritate me the most. First of all‚ I hate slow speed of computer and Internet connections. I think slow speed of computer and Internet connections irritate not only me but also everyone. When the speed is slow‚ it takes me a lot
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asked to write about 15 things in my life that are important to me many values come to mind such as home‚ work‚ myself‚ a significant other‚ and this world we live in. there is obviously much more than 15 things that are important to me in my life so I will just give you brief explanations of each subjects. Home Three of the most important thing to me in my home environment would have to be my family‚ friends‚ and my town as a whole. My family is very important to me due to the fact without them
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Things That Make Me Happy What kinds of things make me happy? I could probably write a book about this topic once I sit down and begin thinking about it. Happiness means something different to each individual. On Saturday morning‚ I love waking up and knowing that I don’t have to be at any particular place for any particular reason. I slowly open one eye and look at the clock. Hmmm….it’s six a.m. I stretch slowly‚ like a cat‚ smile‚ and roll over for a few more minutes. Then I climb out
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Things That Drive Me Crazy Going to the gym to work out after a full day of classes is my chance to unplug and escape from the day’s tension. Once I warm up and begin to get pumped‚ I head right into my exercise zone and don’t want to be distracted. However nothing irks me more than someone using a cellphone while working out. There are signs everywhere asking patrons to avoid using electronic devices but some people completely ignore them. Listening to a girl carry on a loud lengthy conversation
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